Ouve-Wirquin
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Commune of Ouve-Wirquin |
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| Administration | |
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| Country | France |
| Region |  Nord-Pas-de-Calais |
| Department |  Pas-de-Calais |
| Arrondissement |  Saint-Omer |
| Canton | Lumbres |
| Intercommunality | Communauté de communes du Pays de Lumbres |
| Mayor | Jean-Claude Obert |
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| Elevation | 52 m–137 m (avg. 59 m) |
| Land area¹ | 5,25 km² |
| Population² (1999) |
494 |
| - Density | 94/km² |
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| INSEE/Postal code | 62644/ 62380 |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
| 2 Population sans doubles comptes: residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) only counted once. | |
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Ouve-Wirquin is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais département in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.
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[edit] Geography
A farming village some 10 miles (16km) southwest of Saint-Omer, on the junction of the D225 and the D341, the route of the Roman road the ‘Chausée Brunehaut’. The river Aa flows through the commune.
[edit] Population
| 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 |
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| 457 | 490 | 478 | 486 | 486 | 484 |
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[edit] Places of interest
- The church of Notre-Dame, dating from the 19th century.
- An 18th century watermill.
[edit] See also
Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department
[edit] External links
- Ouve-Wirquin on the Insee website (French)
- Ouve-Wirquin on the Quid website (French)
[edit] Notes
- This article is based on the equivalent article from the French Wikipedia, consulted on May 16th 2008.
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